I. ə̇mˈpregnənt adjective
Etymology: Late Latin impraegnant-, impraegnans, present participle of impraegnare
1. obsolete : impregnated, saturated , permeated, imbued
2. archaic : impregnating
II. noun
( -s )
: an agent (as an oil, plastic, insecticide, resin) used to penetrate another substance (as cloth, paper, plaster, concrete, pulp, wood)